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Gadophycis serratus

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Gadophycis serratus was named by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011). Its type specimen is ULUZ 2/105, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luzanivka [Tashlik Fm], which is in a Selandian/Thanetian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tashlik Formation of Ukraine.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Gadophycis serratus Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 93 figs. figs. 8C-8D, 15G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863
genusGadophycisStinton 1965
speciesserratus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gadophycis serratus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011Elongate, thin otoliths; OL:OH = 2.35-2.55. Dorsal and ventral rim shallow, regularly curved; ventral rim intensely serrated. Distinct ventral furrow away from ventral rim of otolith.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Gadophycis serratus (type locality: 159509)